Ceres Robotics, founded in 2017, is a private, commercial "New Space" company focused on enabling sustainable space exploration. They are dedicated to the development and manufacturing of robotic lunar landers, rovers, and AI software systems designed to construct facilities and habitats on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Ceres Robotics has secured a NASA contract to develop a 50-kW solar power source for lunar missions and was granted the right to bid on contracts by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to support the lunar Artemis program. Their innovative approach aims to extend mission life, maximize scientific output, and reduce overall system costs for future lunar exploration.
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The 13 CLPS contractors are Astrobotic Technology, Blue Origin, Ceres Robotics, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, Lockheed Martin Space, Moon Express, Orbit Beyond, Redwire Space Sensors, Sierra Space, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.